Video 03 → This Isn't Funny, By The Way

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[This is supposed to be filtered from Youji and Loki. It's not.]

[Ken is in his bedroom. The room is dark save for the light provided by a desk lamp, and he sits cross-legged on the bed dressed in an oversized sweater and jeans. Despite the heavy clothing and the hunched posture it's quite obvious that something is off, and it's not just the bruises and band-aids.]

Um. This happens a lot, right? And it wears off?

['This' being the bit where Ken is quite clearly a girl, and nobody's yet told her there are limits to the sins an oversized sweater can disguise. Clearly the bruises aren't the half of it. As to exactly how this happened, suffice it to say that Ken is not exactly Loki's number one fan right now...

[She looks guiltily about herself for no readily explicable reason, then relaxes.]

... how long does it take?

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Ken uncurls a little, groping for the Dreamberry again. She still keeps one hand folded across her chest; she still looks extremely awkward.]

Yeah, I guess... it's just weird, you know? I mean, I've had nineteen years of being a guy and then this happens, it's...

[Well. THERE ARE NO WORDS FOR HOW WEIRD THIS FEELS TO HI-- er, her.]

[popstar]

At least you're still human, right? I have a friend who got turned into a horse for a week!

[Obviously turning to the opposite gender is the lesser of two evils for her. But she wouldn't like it if she became a guy.]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

A horse?

[What, seriously? She sits up straight, forgetting about the need to curl up any more. She's had enough difficulty just adapting to being in this shape; she can't even imagine what it'd be like to have two extra legs and no opposable thumbs. And how'd you communicate? Sign language?]

Uh... good point. Guess I should be thankful it wasn't worse, huh? Sorry. Is your friend okay now?

[popstar]

Yeah, he's all right now. He was totally freaking out when he first found out though.

[She can't help but laugh at the memory. Harley getting himself tangled in the blanket because he wasn't used to his new size.]

He had a hard time trying to get used to it so it's a good thing it only lasted a week.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I guess it would be hard to get used to that. It's weird enough just being a kinda different-shaped person without being the size of a small car. Glad he's okay, though.

Guess I should just stop stressing, hey? [He sighs]

[popstar]

Yeah. [She pauses for a moment, a smile growing on her lips.] Think of it this way, at least it isn't permanent right.

[Shaking her head, she clicks her tongue. When she continues, her tone becomes a little higher and conveyed bit of playfulness in it.]

Trust me, Ken-san. Being a girl's way harder than it looks!

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Not... I don't mean like being a girl's bad or anything! It's just - I'm not meant to be one. You know.

[Ken slumps back onto the bed again. She manages a small, slightly nervous-looking smile.]

If it's that difficult even for girls I'm probably gonna be terrible at it...

[popstar]

Yeah, I understand. I'd probably make an awful guy! I can't even imagine it!

[She giggles at the turn this conversation seems to have taken but returns the smile after her laughter.]

Guess, I should introduce myself, huh? I'm Rise Kujikawa.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

I couldn't even imagine what this'd be like and now look. Guess I'll just have to learn fast, huh?

[When Rise starts giggling, she can't help but laugh a little. Well why not? Leave the Loki bits out of it (and honestly he's inclined to) and all you have left is one guy in a totally ridiculous situation. She's smiling when the giggling subsides, too.]

Ken. Ken Hidaka. Nice to meet you.

[popstar]

It's nice to meet you too, Ken-san.

[It's the first time she faced with this kind of situation so she really couldn't help it at first. She nods a little, then smirk. And oh, how mischievous it looks.]

Gee, if you're actually kind cute as a girl, I wonder how you look when you're back to normal.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[The smirk has him blinking. Then the comment has him blushing.]

Wha--I'm not cute!

[... at least it's not so weird for girls to blush, right? That's one positive thing about this right there...]

[popstar]

You so are! No need to be shy about it.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

No I'm not! And I'm not cute as a guy either, I'm-- I'm just normal, really!

[popstar]

I bet you say that kind of thing all the time!

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Yeaaah, still blushing down here.]

It's true! I'm--really not that interesting, Rise-san...!

[popstar]

[She's enjoying every minute of it.]

Well, we'll probably see when this thing wears off then, won't we?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

There's not much to see, really! It's just--

[She makes a vague sort of gesture toward herself.]

... well. It's pretty much like this, but a guy.

[popstar]

So you've got those when you're a guy?

[Gestures at your chest area. Yes, we're back on that topic again. She's enjoying teasing you.]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[And she's doing it very well!

[Ken hasn't stopped blushing yet, but at the renewed reference to her... uh, figure, she crosses one hand back across her chest. She manages not to drop the Dreamberry this time, admittedly, so that's one step in the right direction...]

No! I... I meant I look pretty much the same but like a guy! Guys don't have--

[Another very awkward pause.]

Well, I don't!

[popstar]

[Okay, Rise can't hold in her laughter this time.]

I was just kidding, Ken-san. Gee, I didn't think you'd take it that seriously.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

S... sorry. I guess I really do need to lighten up a bit.

[She manages another slightly guilty grin.

[This girl is starting to remind her of someone. And it's not just the red hair, either.]

[popstar]

It's no problem.

[Smiles a little as well.] Yeah, that might help. At least you won't be jumping at every single thing, right?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

I don't normally! It's just been... uh, kinda a weird week, all things considered. You've been having a better one, right?

[popstar]

Yeah, it's been a little boring for me but I'll take the quiet compared to the crazy things this place can pull sometimes.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I've not been here very long but this place does seem, well, good at that. Felt like I'd only been here five minutes when everyone started having nightmares for a damn week...

I really hope that ain't gonna happen a lot.